The Trail of Tears


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The Trail of Tears was the horible action of the English men who forced the Native Americans including Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw to move away from their homeland to the "Indian Territory" ( Oklahoma to day ). It was about 46000 Native americans who needed to move. On the long trip from their homeland to the Indian Territory was it about 4000 of 15000 Cherokees ( An indian tribe ) who died. This happened in 1831 later in this years the Five Civilized tribes ( Cherokee, Chichkasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee-creek and Seminole were living like independent nations in the place who should be called Deep South.
The Choctaw were the first tribe who was forzed to move, and this tribe was a “rolemodell” for other people. Later in the year 1832 were the Seminole tribe moved, and the creek was moved in 1834, and after the creeks was the Chicasaw tribe moved in 1837 and in 1838 were also the Cherokee moved. After the Native people was moved from east to west, were they found in mainly 4 different places : Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and the North Carolina.


You have some good information here about "The Trail of Tears" And the Pictures are good and fits to the tekst. You could have a little bit more information why so many died when they was moving to the Indian territory. good job :)